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Apple 'threatens everyone's privacy' with US plan to scan for child-sex images, rights campaigners say

( August 6, 2021, 13:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple's plan for a forthcoming operating system to scan US customers' devices for child sexual abuse content and flag matches to law enforcement have provoked warnings from campaigners that it will have "repercussions globally" and "threatens everyone's privacy" by paving the way to more intrusive device checks for other types of content. Online freedoms campaign group European Digital Rights warned that it could "set a precedent" for future scanning of other materials, including political content, and could end up making users "vulnerable to censorship and surveillance."European Digital Rights statement follows....

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